diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5a9c1e36254..f7e99fbe706 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9679,3 +9679,9 @@
 	* arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_spi.c: The source clock for SPI 4,5, and 6
 	  should be PCLK2, not PCLK1 (for F411, F427, and F429).  Per David
 	  Sidrane (2015-02-07).
+	* drivers/syslog/syslog_console.c, include/nuttx/syslog/syslog_console.h,
+	  and the console device initialization logic for all architectures: Add
+	  an option to use the syslog'ing device as the system consolution.  This
+	  option enables a low-level, write-only console device at /dev/console
+	  (similar to the low-level UART console device).  From Pierre-noel
+	  Bouteville (2015-02-08).
diff --git a/include/nuttx/syslog/syslog_console.h b/include/nuttx/syslog/syslog_console.h
index dc2ccab1b44..14d13f50e2f 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/syslog/syslog_console.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/syslog/syslog_console.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
  *   is useful, for example, if the only console is a Telnet console.  Then
  *   in that case, console output from non-Telnet threads will go to the
  *   syslog_putc output.
- *
  */
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_DEV_CONSOLE
@@ -70,7 +69,8 @@
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 #define EXTERN extern "C"
-extern "C" {
+extern "C"
+{
 #else
 #define EXTERN extern
 #endif
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ extern "C" {
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_CONSOLE
-EXTERN int syslog_console_init(void);
+int syslog_console_init(void);
 #endif
 
 #undef EXTERN